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What Is a Project?
A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to accomplish a unique purpose Attributes of projects
unique purpose temporary require resources, often from various areas should have a primary sponsor and/or customer involve uncertainty
Samples of IT Projects
Northwest Airlines developed a new reservation system called ResNet (see chapters 11-16) Many organizations upgrade hardware, software, and networks via projects (see chapter 5 opening and closing case) Organizations develop new software or enhance existing systems to perform many business functions (see examples throughout the text) Note: IT projects refers to projects involving hardware, software, and networks
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It is the project managers duty to balance these three often competing goals
*The Project Management Institute (PMI) is an international professional society. Their web site is www.pmi.org.
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Project Stakeholders
Stakeholders are the people involved in or affected by project activities Stakeholders include
the project sponsor and project team support staff customers users suppliers opponents to the project
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The WBS is on the left, and each tasks start and finish date are shown on the right using a calendar timescale.
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